NAIFA-ND 2010 Convention Speakers
Van Mueller
Adam Hamm
Jim Johnson
Roger McCullough
Joy Crouch
Van Mueller
 Van Mueller,
LUTCF, is a Registered Representative with The Wisconsin Agency of New England
Financial Services. January 23, 2010, marks Van’s 37th year as an insurance
agent. He is an active member of MDRT having qualified for Court of the Table
in 1990 and Top of the Table for the last nineteen years.
Van has served as an LUTC
moderator in the past and is looking forward to doing so again. He also served
as President of the Milwaukee Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors for
the 1998-99 year. In the past, Van has served as Membership Chairman for both
Milwaukee and the State of Wisconsin. Van also served on the Annuity Advisory
Panel, the Middle Income Task Force, the Sales Idea Committee, and the Program
Development Committee for MDRT. Van just completed serving his second 2-year
term on the Top of the Table board.
Van was awarded the Milwaukee
NAIFA Distinguished Service Award for 2003. He has also qualified for the
National Sales Achievement Award, the National Quality Award, the Health
Insurance Quality Award, and has qualified many times for the National
Association of Health Underwriters Leading Producers Round Table.
Van
supports many industry organizations. In addition to membership in the National
Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors and Million Dollar Round Table, he
is a member of the Association of Health Insurance Agents. He is also a member
of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, an Emissary Contributor to
IFAPAC and a Diamond Knight of the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation.
Van
has spoken to groups around the world, including being a main-platform speaker
at MDRT in 1998 in Chicago and the Main Platform Speaker at the 2001 Top of the
Table Meeting in Maui, HI. Van was a Main Platform Speaker at the 2003 and 2005
and 2009 NAIFA Conventions. He was a speaker at MDRT and at the NAIFA Convention
for 2006, and again in 2007. He was a main platform speaker for the MDRT
Experience in Tokyo, Japan in April of 2008. He has also written many articles
for various publications, including the “Close” for Senior Market Advisor
magazine. Van believes that the next decade will be “The Greatest Time Ever” for
Insurance and Financial Service Professionals!!!
ND Insurance Commissioner
Adam
W. Hamm was
appointed Insurance Commissioner by Governor John Hoeven in October
2007. Hamm brings a strong and varied background to the office that
includes experience both in public service and in the private sector.
Hamm's dedication and desire to serve the public was in part born out
of his experiences at the Cass County State's Attorney's office. Hamm
worked on the personal crimes team which prosecutes, among other
things, murder, rape, robbery, assault, and child physical and sexual
abuse. Seeking justice for victims and their families gave Hamm a
special appreciation for public service and a keen insight into what it
takes to protect the public.
Among the cases he handled during his time as a prosecutor was the
prosecution of Kyle Bell for the murder of Jeanna North, an 11-year-old
Fargo girl. This case ultimately resulted in a life sentence for Bell,
but just as importantly, prompted the enactment of tougher laws against
sex offenders in North Dakota.
Hamm has also worked as an attorney in private practice advocating for
North Dakota businesses and individuals. He specialized in a number of
areas, including commercial litigation, administrative agency law and
transportation law.
Hamm,
36, is a
graduate of Sam Houston State University and received his Juris
Doctorate Degree, with Distinction, from the University of North Dakota
School of Law in 1998. He is a member of the State Bar Associations of
North Dakota and Minnesota, and the Cass County Bar Association. Hamm
is also a member of the Governor's Task Force on Violent and Sexual
Offenders. Within the community, Hamm served for the last four years on
the New Member Development Committee of the Home Builders Association
of Fargo-Moorhead, most recently as its Vice-Chair.
A native of Jamestown, North Dakota, Commissioner Hamm has lived and
worked in the Fargo area since 1998. He is currently in the process of
relocating to Bismarck.
 Jim Johnson, CLU, ChFC, MSFS
Brokerage Director - Hallett Financial
Born and raised in North Dakota, Jim has been
active in the financial services industry for the past 28 years. During his
career, he has worn a variety of hats beginning as an Agent and later as a
General Agent for Mass Mutual. In 1986, he joined the home office of Western
States Life as Director of Business Development and later became the Director of
Training and Advanced Markets. In his current role as the Brokerage Director for
Hallett Financial Group, Jim helps support the advanced cases and product needs
of financial service professionals throughout the Midwest.
Jim has been a speaker and CE instructor at
hundreds of events throughout his career.
He is an active member of NAIFA and the Red River Valley Estate Planning
Council.
He is a past president of the Red River Valley chapter of CLU’s and ChFC’s. He
served on the NAIC model illustrations task force and was a member of LIMRA’s
advanced markets group.
Jim is an active member in his community; he is the
past President and a current member of the Fargo School Board. He is the past
President and a current board member of Churches United for the Homeless. He
has served on the board of directors for Pine to Prairie Girl Scout Council,
Coalition for Disabled Persons of North Dakota, Northern Lights Boy Scout
Council, and the distribution committee of United Way of Cass-Clay.
He is the Chairperson of the Support and Endowment
Committee at First Presbyterian Church. Jim and his wife Kay are blessed with
two delightful daughters, Robin and Emma.
 Roger
McCullough, CLU
NAIFA Trustee
Roger S. McCullough, CLU earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in telecommunications and journalism from Iowa State University, and has
been associated with AXA Equitable since 1971.
A NAIFA member since 1973, he has held all local and state
chairs, and is currently serving as NAIFA National Trustee. He received the
NAIFA Iowa Agent of the Year Award in 2001. Nationally Roger has chaired the
Member Benefits and Communications Committees, and has served on the Community
Service Committee and the Transformation Task Force.
A qualifying member of MDRT, he is also an IFAPAC Diplomat
and a charter member of AHIA.
On a local level he is involved in many civic and
community activities, and takes an active role in church leadership. For the
past few years he has participated in the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great
Bike Ride Across Iowa.
He and his wife, Ruth, live in Fort Dodge, Iowa and have
two married sons.
 Joy Crouch
Joy E. Crouch is a
graduate of Texas A&M University, with over 36 years expereince in education and
teaching, both in the classroom and ministry positions.
She has been with Hospice of
the Red River Valley since 2003. Over the last three years, she has specialized
in development, creating and enhancing donor relations.
Her work at Hospice fuses her
passion for people with her strong commitment to the vital work of
Hospice--bringing comfort at the end of life's journey
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Jim Johnson, CLU, ChFC, MSFS
Brokerage Director - Hallett Financial
Born and raised in North Dakota, Jim has been
active in the financial services industry for the past 28 years. During his
career, he has worn a variety of hats beginning as an Agent and later as a
General Agent for Mass Mutual. In 1986, he joined the home office of Western
States Life as Director of Business Development and later became the Director of
Training and Advanced Markets. In his current role as the Brokerage Director for
Hallett Financial Group, Jim helps support the advanced cases and product needs
of financial service professionals throughout the Midwest.
Jim has been a speaker and CE instructor at
hundreds of events throughout his career.
He is an active member of NAIFA and the Red River Valley Estate Planning
Council.
He is a past president of the Red River Valley chapter of CLU’s and ChFC’s. He
served on the NAIC model illustrations task force and was a member of LIMRA’s
advanced markets group.
Jim is an active member in his community; he is the
past President and a current member of the Fargo School Board. He is the past
President and a current board member of Churches United for the Homeless. He
has served on the board of directors for Pine to Prairie Girl Scout Council,
Coalition for Disabled Persons of North Dakota, Northern Lights Boy Scout
Council, and the distribution committee of United Way of Cass-Clay.
He is the Chairperson of the Support and Endowment
Committee at First Presbyterian Church. Jim and his wife Kay are blessed with
two delightful daughters, Robin and Emma.
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